Roasted Red Peppers and Bulgur on Kale
So, summer’s over.
Boo.
I had every intention of making all these radtastic recipes over the summer that were clean and healthy. I seriously needed to get back to eating clean and getting that sugar down or my PCOS was going to take control of my life more than it already has. My mother gave me this great cookbook called Quick Cook Vegetarian. Actually, she gave me a whole set of these Quick Cook cookbooks. So, I had marked all these wonderful recipes to try this summer, but life got in the way and I didn’t even get half done what I set out to do. I’m slowly digging myself out of the funk from earlier this year (death of my father) and then my health problems, along with family issues and the recent death of my grandmother-in-law.
I was able to make my own version of their Bulgur Wheat Salad with Roasted Peppers on Lettuce. What I like about these little cookbooks is that each recipe has a 30, 20, and 10 minute version. This allows the user to change the recipe to suit their time. Since I always go with the flow when using recipes for inspiration, I don’t think this took the full 30 minutes to prep. I also like my tomatoes a bit chunky, so my recipe looks a bit more like a chunky salsa or pico de gallo which seems to hide the bulgur a bit. But, let me tell you, it tastes amazing. It’s light and the perfect complement to any meal. Hubs liked it so much we’ve made a few batches since then. It holds up really well in the fridge for about a week as long as it’s tightly sealed. You could also add in some chickpeas for another variety. Wrap in lettuce instead of kale or eat alone.
I’m loving this little salad. We tend to keep mass quantities of bulgur on hand because hubs loves his tabouli. I’m thinking this might even be good with some toasted pitas. Yum! We used a lot of farmers market ingredients, too. It might be sugar free, vegan and clean, but it packs a powerful punch. Totally worth that healthy mouthful 😉
Roasted Red Peppers and Bulgur on Kale
Ingredients
- 1 red pepper diced
- 1 cup bulgur
- 2 green onions diced
- 2 lemons juiced
- 2 cups diced tomato
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 cup fresh parsley coursley chopped
- 6 leaves of purple kale
- 6 leaves of flowering kale
- 1 TBSP tomato paste
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp ground cayenne
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- In a small skillet cook red peppers with a little bit of olive oil. You want them to have a little crunch so take care not to overcook.
- Remove peppers from pan and set aside.
- Cook 1 cup bulgur according to package directions.
- Once bulgur is done, drain excess water.
- Add tomato paste, olive oil, salt, cayenne, lemon juice, green onions, diced tomatoes and parsley to the bulgur. Mix well.
- Add the roasted peppers. Mix again.
- Arrange the kale leaves on a plate. We used 3 on each plate. Rotating as we went around the plate for decoration.
- Add the bulgur mixture to the center of the plate.
- Use the kale to scoop and wrap the bulgur mixture or eat with a fork.
Have you ever tried Bulgur? What’s your favorite recipe?
That sounds really good. I eat a lot of salads for lunch while the kids are at school.
This looks really good, I have never tried Bulgur. I try to eat a salad at least 3 days a week.
I can’t eat a lot of salad because it causes my ulcerative colitis to flare, but I do LOVE peppers, especially green and red. I bet the salad is super tasty!
This looks delicious! I love kale, and I love salad, so this looks right up my alley. Yum!
This looks VERY tasty. I’m really trying to up my intake of veggies, especially the green leafy ones. I’m going to give this a try.
I need to do better about eating more veggies, too.
That looks really, really good!
We had a rough year too. It seems like every time we turn around, something new is happening to undermine all our plans. I hope the rest of the year starts looking up for you and you can try making more healthy recipes for PCOS. This one looks delicious!
That looks so fresh and healthy and delicious. I definitely need to start eating better.
So do I! It’s especially hard to eat right with all the holidays that are coming up.
Bulgar, now that is something I have never heard of. This dish looks very healthy and fresh.
That is too healthy for us! Although I am now a kale lover, that is the best superfood!
Kale is one of my favorite food and seriously you made this look so delish! 5 stars!!!
This looks so good. Im always looking for healthy meals.
I love my veggies. I have had bulgur many times when I was younger, but not recently
Mmm, I adore roasted red peppers. Such a yummy yet versatile ingrediant for many recipes.
And your recipe looks so yummy and fresh xx
I don’t think i’ve ever had bulgur. It’s a great presentation though
That looks like a yummy recipe. Since I eat a salad for lunch, I may have to add that to the lunch rotation.
What a nutritious salad! Don’t usually add kale in ours but got to try that.
First off I am very sorry for the loss of your father and grandmother in law. That would take alot of the air out of anyone’s sails. This recipe looks so delicious. We are big salad eaters all kinds! This will definitely be one we try!
That looks delicious!! I would probably chose to put mine on spinach tho.
That looks so healthy but so hearty too! Definitely going to pin this.
This looks really fresh and healthy. I have never tried bulgur before though I am a big fan of quinoa and I’ve heard they are similar.
These sound amazing! Def a recipe to try for the Fall weather 🙂
We definitely need to eat better here. I love kale and this is a great way to incorporate it into a healthy meal. Thanks for the recipe!
Thanks for sharing such a creative recipe. This looks so yummy!
This looks so good! A great way to get in all your veggies.
We eat a ton of salads at our house and love kale. I’ll have to try this soon!
What a beautiful looking meal. And healthy too!
Roasted peppers is one of my hubby’s fave things to eat! A beautiful salad!
We love kale in our house and I’m always trying to find new recipes for using it! I think my family would love this recipe and I’m going to have to add it to our meal plan!
I have never heard of bulgur before. This sounds really interesting! I’ve also never tried Kale but love peppers. I think this would be out of my comfort zone but totally worth trying as it looks SO GOOD!
I’m going to go look up bulgar. This is the second time I’ve heard the word in a super short time. 😉
You know what, I’m not a huge fan of kale, but I LOVE roasted red peppers…so I would totally try this! Besides the fact that it LOOKS so pretty!!!
Oh does this sound good. I love all the ingredients and I love how healthy it is.
That’s a beautiful salad. I bet you’ll have some serious fall recipes too! Can’t wait to see them!
Throw that on a pita and call me good! That’s my kind of Bulgur!! YUM!
You did a great job with this and me being a big fan of Kale is so going to give this a try.
Oh yum this looks absolutely delicious what a perfect sounding mix of items. <3
Glad to see this recipe again. Thanks for sharing! Would really love to try this.
I don’t think I’ve ever had anything with Bulgur, but that salad looks pretty darn amazing. Pinning for later! 🙂
Looks wonderful! I was curious as to what Bulgar was and then I saw you indicated it was a type of wheat. We are dealing with a wheat allergy here. Might have to consider a substitute.
I have never tried Bulgur before. The salad looks delicious. I would definitely try it.
I think this looks like a great, healthy meal. I’ve been actively trying to eat more salads.
This looks fantastic! My husband would really love this!
I need to get back to eating a lot better. When the weather tends to change, I start to switch and eat comfort foods, and they tend to be bad for me. I’ll have to try this out!
I am the same way!
I have never heard of Bulgur before. However, it looks and sounds yummy!
This looks really good. I love that there are variations with the recipes for time. That would SO come in handy! h
I recently just tried Kale. This sounds delish.
Looks Luke something I want to try…..trying to be on the healthier side these days!
Me too!